Bakhshal Thalho (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: بخشل تھلہو, born May 1, 1974) is a Pakistani, left-wing political worker, organizer and progressive writer. He is general secretary of

Awami Workers Party The Awami Workers Party () is a left-wing socialist political party in Pakistan. The party seeks to unify the struggles of workers, peasants, students, women and ethnic and religious minorities in Pakistan under the banner of a democratic and soc ...

Early life and education

Thalho was born in Naseerabad, Sindh. He got his early education from primary and high school of Naseerabad, Higher Secondary Education (F.Sc.) from Government Degree College, Naseerabad in 1992. He got degree of Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1999 from

Sindh Agriculture University Sindh Agriculture University ( Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام) is a Pakistani university located in Tando Jam town of Hyderabad, on Hyderabad- Mirpurkhas highway. It is about from Karachi airport linked with Su ...

, Tindojam.

Career

Thalho started his career as veterinary doctor and served as President of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) for 3 years till 2012.

Political struggle

Thalho started politics as a student when he joined Jiye Sindh Student Federation from 1995 to 1997. In 1998, he joined Jiye Sindh Inqalabi Party. Progressive Veterinarian Forum Thalho was part of the Progressive Veterinarian Forum, Sindh. Labour Party Thalho joined

Labour Party Pakistan The Labour Party Pakistan (, LPP) was a Communism in Pakistan, far-left political party and a leading labor union, closely allying associating with Reunified Fourth International, Fourth International. It claimed membership of 7,300 members in ...

in 2008 and elected as general secretary in 2009 till 2012 Sindh Progressive Committee Thalho is also acting as convener of Sindh Progressive Committee. At the start of COVID-19 pandemic, he demanded establishment of free coronavirus screening centres in all divisions and free ration distribution. Awami Workers Party Thalho is organizer of the

(AWP) and served as President AWP Sindh. He worked for peasants' rights, women’s rights, political prisoners, enforced disappearances, land grab, students' rights, killings, inflation, flood affectees etc. Thalho is a member of an interim joint action committee which-2020 to work for Sindh’s islands, health, education, and basic human rights. Thalho has elected as general secretary AWP in its third central congress held in Lahore on 12-13 March, 2022.

Publications

Thalho was editor of magazine Adarsh in 2003 along with Asim Ali Akhund (1975–2008) (Labour Party member), later the magazine was named as Smajwad which is a Sindhi Urdu Bilingual magazine. He has written two books in Sindhi "Thakyai Thar Thelh" (2015) and "Tabdilia Jo Falsafo" (2017).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thalho, Bakhshal Living people Pakistani human rights activists Pakistani humanists Awami Workers Party politicians 1974 births